Disney Reimagining Our Fav Childhood Film

15 September 2015

Disney Reimagining Our Fav Childhood Film

Mary Poppins the childhood classic is set to be remade. The 1964 original is set to be reimagined with a twist. The new film has a very exciting team attached, Into the Woods director Rob Marshall. His vision see’s the film set 20 years after the original. This ominous threat sounds like Disney may head down a dark road with our favourite British nanny.

The original was much loved for the playful Dick Van Dyke’s Cockney accent and the oh so memorable songs. ‘A spoon full of sugar’ might actually help this news go down with die hard Poppins fans. The new film is set to draw more from the storylines of the PL Travers’s books about the adventures of a nanny with magical powers than the original film. We sense some mischief already.

The original was a ground breaking film for its day with a blend of live action, animation and to boot it was a musical too. The film grossed $100m at the box office and won five Oscars. Hats off to Julie Andrews who picked an Oscar for her portrayal of Mary Poppins. Into the Woods made $199m worldwide and resulted in an Oscar nomination for Meryl Streep. So who can we expect to play Mary in the remake? Well the role is still up for grabs, here is our wishlist: